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Irish Migrants in New Communities

Seeking the Fair Land?

by Noémie Beck, Malcolm Campbell, Bridget Connelly, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, Tara Manning, Gerard Moran, Kate O’Malley, James B. Swan, Patricia B. Swan, Jay Tunney, James Patrick Walsh, Lachlan Whalen ...

Irish migrants in new communities: Seeking the Fair Land? comprises the second collection of essays by these editors exploring fresh aspects and perspectives on the subject of the Irish diaspora. This volume, edited by Máirtín Ó Catháin and Mícheál Ó hAodha, develops many of the oral history themes of the first book and concentrates more on issues surrounding the adaptation of migrants to new or ... Read more

$105.29 USD

Irish migrants in new communities: Seeking the Fair Land? comprises the second collection of essays by these editors exploring fresh aspects and perspectives on the subject of the Irish diaspora. This volume, edited by Máirtín Ó Catháin and Mícheál Ó hAodha, develops many of the oral history themes of the first book and concentrates more on issues surrounding the adaptation of migrants to new or
... Read more
The Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure

Edited by Carola Westermeier, Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Barbara Brandl ...

Financial infrastructures are the lifeblood of political economies and are consistently considered critical by governments. They encapsulate socio-technical processes; not merely cables and computer servers, but the relationship of those in finance to these and other physical objects. The Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure consolidates the study of financial infrastructures by ... Read more

$184.49 USD

Financial infrastructures are the lifeblood of political economies and are consistently considered critical by governments. They encapsulate socio-technical processes; not merely cables and computer servers, but the relationship of those in finance to these and other physical objects. The Cambridge Global Handbook of Financial Infrastructure consolidates the study of financial infrastructures by
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Professional Authority After the Global Financial Crisis

Defending Mammon in Anglo-America

by Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This book challenges amoral views of finance as the leading realm in which mammon – wealth and profit – is pursued with little overt regard for morality. The author details an enhanced ethical emphasis by leading Anglo–American professionals in the aftermath of the 2007–8 global financial crisis. Instead of merely stressing expert knowledge, professionals sought to overcome the alleged ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book challenges amoral views of finance as the leading realm in which mammon – wealth and profit – is pursued with little overt regard for morality. The author details an enhanced ethical emphasis by leading Anglo–American professionals in the aftermath of the 2007–8 global financial crisis. Instead of merely stressing expert knowledge, professionals sought to overcome the alleged
... Read more
OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level

The OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for examination in 2017-2019, giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered are:ASThucydides, Histories, Book IV: 11–14, 21–23, 26–28Plato, Apology, 18a7 to 24b2Homer, ... Read more

$36.99 USD

The OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for examination in 2017-2019, giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered are:ASThucydides, Histories, Book IV: 11–14, 21–23, 26–28Plato, Apology, 18a7 to 24b2Homer,
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Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom!

by Candace Fleming ...

Narrated by Malcolm Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - History Pals
Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

History meets hijinks in this first title in a hilarious new middle grade series for fans of Timmy Failure and The Terrible Two, when Ben Franklin accidentally time travels to a 10-year-old's home in 21st century America!Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st century American town. Ben Franklin is, well, Ben Franklin—Founding Father, inventor of the lightning rod and bifocals, and more. ... Read more

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History meets hijinks in this first title in a hilarious new middle grade series for fans of Timmy Failure and The Terrible Two, when Ben Franklin accidentally time travels to a 10-year-old's home in 21st century America!Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st century American town. Ben Franklin is, well, Ben Franklin—Founding Father, inventor of the lightning rod and bifocals, and more.
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The Rathbones

by Janice Clark ...

Narrated by Erin Spencer, Cassandra Campbell, Malcolm Campbell, Gabrielle De Cuir ...

Unabridged

14 hours 14 min

A gothic, literary adventure set in New England, Janice Clark's haunting debut chronicles one hundred years of a once prosperous and now crumbling whaling family, told by its last surviving member.Mercy Rathbone, fifteen years old, is the diminutive scion of the Rathbone clan. Her father, the last in the beleaguered dynasty, has been lost at sea for seven years - ever since the last whale was seen ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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A gothic, literary adventure set in New England, Janice Clark's haunting debut chronicles one hundred years of a once prosperous and now crumbling whaling family, told by its last surviving member.Mercy Rathbone, fifteen years old, is the diminutive scion of the Rathbone clan. Her father, the last in the beleaguered dynasty, has been lost at sea for seven years - ever since the last whale was seen
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Eleanor Roosevelt's in My Garage!

by Candace Fleming ...

Narrated by Malcolm Campbell ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

In this hilarious follow-up to BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!, history and hijinks collide once more when Eleanor Roosevelt accidentally time travels to a ten-year-old's home in 21st-century America!When Eleanor Roosevelt time travels to Nolan and Olive's house in modern-day Illinois, the kids don't know who she is at first. After all, she's old and wearing a hairnet. But the First Lady of the ... Read more

$14.00 USD

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In this hilarious follow-up to BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!, history and hijinks collide once more when Eleanor Roosevelt accidentally time travels to a ten-year-old's home in 21st-century America!When Eleanor Roosevelt time travels to Nolan and Olive's house in modern-day Illinois, the kids don't know who she is at first. After all, she's old and wearing a hairnet. But the First Lady of the
... Read more

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Ineffective Policies

Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Choices

by Mark S. Winfield, Madison Stirling, Natasha Tusikov, David K Jesuit, Thomas J Greitens, Jacob A Hasselbalch, Mariëlle Wijermars, Matthias Kranke, Alberto Asquer, Blayne Haggart, Erin Lockwood ...

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Bad policies have repercussions that can be felt for decades. But what makes a bad policy? And how can it be reversed or improved?Bringing together scholars from Europe and North America, this book goes beyond traditional policy theory to study bad and ineffective policies across three fields:• the environment;• the financial services ... Read more

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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Bad policies have repercussions that can be felt for decades. But what makes a bad policy? And how can it be reversed or improved?Bringing together scholars from Europe and North America, this book goes beyond traditional policy theory to study bad and ineffective policies across three fields:• the environment;• the financial services
... Read more
Bitcoin and Beyond

Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, and Global Governance

Edited by Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn ...

Series series
Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009 several hundred different ‘cryptocurrencies’ have been developed and become accepted for a wide variety of transactions in leading online commercial marketplaces and the ‘sharing economy’, as well as by more traditional retailers, manufacturers, and even by charities and political parties.Bitcoin and its competitors have also garnered attention for their wildly ... Read more

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Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009 several hundred different ‘cryptocurrencies’ have been developed and become accepted for a wide variety of transactions in leading online commercial marketplaces and the ‘sharing economy’, as well as by more traditional retailers, manufacturers, and even by charities and political parties.Bitcoin and its competitors have also garnered attention for their wildly
... Read more
Global Digital Data Governance

Polycentric Perspectives

Edited by Carolina Aguerre, Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Jan Aart Scholte ...

Series series
This book provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary digital data governance, highlighting the importance of cooperation across sectors and disciplines in order to adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most of the theory around global digital data governance remains scattered and focused on specific actors, norms, processes, or disciplinary approaches. This book argues for a ... Read more

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This book provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary digital data governance, highlighting the importance of cooperation across sectors and disciplines in order to adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most of the theory around global digital data governance remains scattered and focused on specific actors, norms, processes, or disciplinary approaches. This book argues for a
... Read more

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The Aviator's Wife

A Novel

by Melanie Benjamin ...

Narrated by Lorna Raver ...

Unabridged

16 hours 21 min

In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.“The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA TodayNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.“The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA TodayNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor much of her life, Anne Morrow, the shy daughter of the...
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The Burgess Boys

A Novel

by Elizabeth Strout ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.Haunted by the freak accident that ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.Haunted by the freak accident that
... Read more

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